- Natural systems clean water
- Detecting lead in tap water
- Floating farms avoid salty water
- Nanogrid uses sunlight to clean up oil
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New purification methods can make it possible to rely on untapped water sources, such as saltwater, and to provide clean water after a disaster. The next step: getting treated water safely into our taps.
Helpful bacteria are turning agricultural and oil-and-gas wastewater into clean water and energy, acoustic methods are shaking contaminants out, and engineered viruses are keeping harmful bacteria in check. The long-term future? Water treatment that’s compact, mobile and off the grid.
Why waste our water? Engineers envision a new cycle of water reuse, an urgent need where water is scarce. That means using greywater right where we make it, capturing stormwater and run-off, and understanding how contamination affects our waterways and homes.
Understanding the connections between water, food and energy helps researchers create sustainable ways to meet our needs for all three.
Explore an engineer’s futuristic fantasy water flow between homes, industry and farming.
Engineering researchers are creating new ways to handle drought, chemical spills and water purification.
Imagine a clean water future.
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